the solitude of surfaces: July 2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

Sunday, July 24, 2011

the solitude of surfaces_portugal_July2011

Francesinha Especial_Porto_July2011

No trip through Porto is complete without a nice little French girl and a fino by your side. MC Rafa opposite rockin the telemovil/batata frita action.

Praia dos Alteirinhos_july2011

The chill and surf bus

Can you imagine yourself driving this from Germany to Portugal?

Ricardo Zarate's Ceviche

For the ceviche sauce:

1/3 cup pure honey
4 garlic cloves
1/4 red onion
4 sticks of clean celery
1/8 lb fresh seabass
1 cup lime juice
½ cup coconut milk
1 tbs Aji amarillo paste

For the ceviche:

1 lb fresh seabass, diced
½ red onion, sliced
1 tbs cilantro, sliced
Red serrano chili (to taste)
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Notes: Aji amarillo paste is a yellow Peruvian chili paste that you can find in different Latin markets. You can substitute the serrano chili for either jalapeño or habanero chilis to taste.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Topanga_08july11

I love those mornings that somehow manage to slip in under the radar of most of LA.

Usually the forerunners of a new swell or the last vestiges of a dying one.

Those mornings when you find yourself commenting to yourself that "it really doesn't feel like a Friday". After becoming comfortable with a place, you sometimes lose a level of awareness and sensitivity; understanding how things work and what your place is more cerebrally. But then when you step outside of your bubble, and are promptly and sometimes severely beat down, you're quickly reminded of how alive and critical things can still be out there in that big blue world.